Thursday, October 29, 2015

WWE: The United States Champion John Cena was defeated by Alberto Del Rio in hisopen challenge In The Hell In A Cell

This year's Hell in a Cell was an above-average pay-per-view, but much of the action seemed like a setup for Survivor Series.

As one of the "big four" WWE pay-per-views, Survivor Series has
enjoyed a long and storied history, but recent years have seen focus
shift toward events such as the Royal Rumble and SummerSlam. That might
be about to change.With a huge world title match and an appearance by The Undertaker
already set for November 22, it seems WWE wants to revitalize the annual
event. These are the results from last weekend that are sure to have an
impact come next month.

BROCK LESNAR DEFEATS THE UNDERTAKER

Fight between Brock Lesnar and the Undertaker

An unusually violent Hell in a Cell match saw The Beast Incarnate
vanquish The Undertaker in what's being billed as their final encounter.
However, it was what happened after the bell that left fans looking to
the future.Bray Wyatt and his stable of hirsute henchmen hit the ring to beat
down the Deadman, carrying him out of the arena to close the show. As of
the time of writing, it's still unclear what's going on—but it's
clearly something interesting.The scenario could play out in two ways: Either Undertaker is set to
act as some form of mentor or manager to Wyatt, or he's about to helm a
team to take on the Wyatt Family in a traditional Survivor Series
elimination match.Given that the Phenom celebrates his 25th anniversary at Survivor
Series, it's clear that he's going to play some part in the PPV.However, it's not just the Wyatt Family follow-up that gives this
match a direct link to next month's show. Following his defeat by
Lesnar, we're looking at a different Undertaker. We now know
conclusively that he's not quite the same competitor that we've seen in
the past.But what does that mean, exactly? We'll have to wait for the Survivor Series to find out.

CHARLOTTE DEFEATS NIKKI BELLA

The women of WWE are in a time of transition at the moment, but
hopefully Nikki Bella's defeat on Sunday is evidence that it's coming to
an end.At present, the so-called Divas Revolution has pitted the best of NXT
against established Divas by way of the Team PCB vs. Team Bella
rivalry. Oh, and Team B.A.D. has turned up from time to time.That's fine as a method of introducing new wrestlers, but it's not
exactly a "revolution." Now that Nikki is out of the title picture, we
hope the division will focus on top-tier in-ring performers rather than
overwrought plotting and the continuing success of Total Divas.There are many reasons why the NXT women's division is better than
the Divas of the main roster, but a big part of it is the wrestling
itself. The most talked-about matches to come from those women were
great because they had a terrific payoff between the ropes.Nikki has come a long way recently, but her skill still seems lacking
when compared to that of Bayley, Charlotte and Sasha Banks. That's no
criticism, as she's surrounded by tough competition.It seems that Paige will be the next to challenge Charlotte, and for
the first time we'll see two NXT graduates battle for the Divas
Championship. There's a lot of pressure for the feud to deliver—but high
stakes can produce the best performances.

ROMAN REIGNS DEFEATS BRAY WYATT

The fight between Roman reigns and Bray Wyatt

This bout is sure to have a huge impact on Survivor Series—and it may well have an impact on the next decade for WWE.There's little doubt that Roman Reigns is next in line to the throne
that John Cena is in the process of vacating. The only question is when;
it didn't happen at this year's WrestleMania, but it could come to
fruition at Survivor Series.With Seth Rollins six months into his reign as WWE world heavyweight
champion, it would seem that a pre-WrestleMania title change would come
sooner rather than later. Following his match with Wyatt, there was
little doubt that Reigns looked like a championship contender.The following night on Raw, we saw Reigns win a qualifier and a
four-man main event to be named the No. 1 contender, as he's set to
challenge Rollins at Survivor Series.However, Hell in a Cell had already laid the groundwork for Reigns'
ascent. The rivalry with Wyatt was Reigns' most well-developed and
lengthy singles feud yet, so seeing him come out on top makes a big
statement for the juggernaut.Wyatt's involvement with The Undertaker suggests that he's on his way
to bigger things, too—but Reigns getting the win demonstrates that he's
on his way to the top. Will Reigns be world champion by the end of
November? Based on his Hell in a Cell win, it seems to be the likeliest
outcome.